Missouri Right to Pray Amendment - Atheist Nexus2018-05-24T18:24:58Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/missouri-right-to-pray-amendment?commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A2026117&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI love when they say THEY are…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-10:2182797:Comment:20261172012-08-10T03:23:35.673ZAndy Reidhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/AndyReid
<p>I love when they say THEY are persecuted. I look at all the absolute shit we deal with and all of a sudden we have a double standard? I don't see anybody complaining about violating our rights as secularists and atheists (Although it happens every single day). Lewis Black said it best: " Idiots in our country are like the game of whack-a-mole. You knock one down, three others pop up!"</p>
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<p>I love when they say THEY are persecuted. I look at all the absolute shit we deal with and all of a sudden we have a double standard? I don't see anybody complaining about violating our rights as secularists and atheists (Although it happens every single day). Lewis Black said it best: " Idiots in our country are like the game of whack-a-mole. You knock one down, three others pop up!"</p>
<p> </p> Sometimes they do things like…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-10:2182797:Comment:20260972012-08-10T02:12:23.339ZLilliehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Lillie
<p>Sometimes they do things like this when they know it will not stand up, just to get fundie votes.</p>
<p>Sometimes they do things like this when they know it will not stand up, just to get fundie votes.</p> It figures. I'd like to thin…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-10:2182797:Comment:20261212012-08-10T01:51:18.949ZRichard K. Emmshttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/RichardKEmms
<p>It figures. I'd like to think that secularism and tolerance are on the rise, then something like this happens. How depressing!!!</p>
<p>It figures. I'd like to think that secularism and tolerance are on the rise, then something like this happens. How depressing!!!</p> UPDATE: no surprise, the bil…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-09:2182797:Comment:20256432012-08-09T13:06:20.530Zmatthew greenberghttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/matthewgreenberg
<p>UPDATE: no surprise, the bill passed. </p>
<p>UPDATE: no surprise, the bill passed. </p> So is putting up signs invoki…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-06:2182797:Comment:20216712012-08-06T19:56:44.617ZPathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Pat46
<p>So is putting up signs invoking the the Lord's blessing, starting a high school football game with a prayer, or having a benediction at a graduation ceremony. There are several public schools throughout the US where this is still going on. Either every family who has a child in attendance agrees with this practice, doesn't care, or would rather remain silent and not have them and their children harassed and threatened by all the "good Christians" in the community. Look what happened to…</p>
<p>So is putting up signs invoking the the Lord's blessing, starting a high school football game with a prayer, or having a benediction at a graduation ceremony. There are several public schools throughout the US where this is still going on. Either every family who has a child in attendance agrees with this practice, doesn't care, or would rather remain silent and not have them and their children harassed and threatened by all the "good Christians" in the community. Look what happened to Jessica Ahlquist.</p> I thought it was already ille…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-06:2182797:Comment:20216462012-08-06T17:25:28.366ZJonathan Changhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JonathanChang
I thought it was already illegal to use the pledge of allegiance as part of an educational curriculum.
I thought it was already illegal to use the pledge of allegiance as part of an educational curriculum. Actually, this could blow up…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-06:2182797:Comment:20214552012-08-06T14:31:00.852ZPathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Pat46
<p>Actually, this could blow up in their face if passed. An atheist family could sue over having their child being forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance with the words "under god" as part of an "educational presentation." And, to challenge any curriculum that would include ID (<em>see <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16465861447416053365&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=2&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr" target="_blank">Dover v. Kitzmiller</a></em>). The imbeciles that support this bill…</p>
<p>Actually, this could blow up in their face if passed. An atheist family could sue over having their child being forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance with the words "under god" as part of an "educational presentation." And, to challenge any curriculum that would include ID (<em>see <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16465861447416053365&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=2&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholarr" target="_blank">Dover v. Kitzmiller</a></em>). The imbeciles that support this bill forget one tiny little thing. As good fiscal conservatives, they're promoting a massive waste of taxpayer dollars on the legal challenges that will be sure to follow.</p> good thing they're so focused…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-06:2182797:Comment:20214512012-08-06T14:24:54.260Zmatthew greenberghttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/matthewgreenberg
<p>good thing they're so focused on jobs and the economy. they must have run out of abortion bills to introduce. </p>
<p>good thing they're so focused on jobs and the economy. they must have run out of abortion bills to introduce. </p> Bloody hell. A first year la…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-08-06:2182797:Comment:20212142012-08-06T14:21:13.470ZLoren Millerhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/LorenMiller
<p>Bloody hell. A first year law student would see that this amendment is about as necessary as tits on a bull! Do please keep an eye on it. I hope it gets the shit challenged out of it!</p>
<p>Bloody hell. A first year law student would see that this amendment is about as necessary as tits on a bull! Do please keep an eye on it. I hope it gets the shit challenged out of it!</p>